I det paradisiska landskapet vid sjön Åsnen i Småland har bönderna odlat äpplen sedan urminnes tider. Generation efter generation har vårdat träden som växer vilt i hagar och på ängar. Det är vinterbeskärning i djup snö, ympning bland…
The mysterious monoliths of Nartiang in Meghalaya's Jaintia Hills. Legend has it that monoliths are large upright blocks of stone, and the Nartiang Monoliths were no ordinary stones. They reached for the sky with unparalleled grandeur, boasting the highest density in the world. These monoliths…
Young women with moderate learning difficulties who attend the Elfrida Rathbone Centre in Islington have set up a women's group. They wanted space to talk about problems and learn about their bodies. In a supportive, all-women environment they were able to overcome embarassment. They informed themselves…
Puts forward the theory that the decline of British Industry is due to a deep-rooted bias in many of Britain's most poweful institutions such as the Universities and the Church against industry. Experts agree that education in Britain today is not geared to the needs of either the pupils or the…
Bojjannakonda and Lingalakonda ( బొజ్జన్నకొండ మరియు లింగాలకొండ ) are two Buddhist rock-cut caves on adjacent hillocks, situated near a village called Sankaram in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. We go through the world of these ancient Buddhist rock-cut caves, dating back to the 3rd century BCE. These…
A day in the life of Paddy Widdall, a woman of 53, shows what courage, determination and a sense of humour can do for those with Parkinson's disease. At times Paddy dreams that she does not have Parkinson's, and is often depressed when she wakes up and finds it still with her. Her own resillience,…
David Niven died of Motor Neurone Disease, a little known illness with no cure. The video narated by Sally Miles, herself a sufferer who also talks to others, showing the courage and the strength and support of their families in the face of the tragedy of this wasting disease. This film made in 1986…
As a nation of 270 million, Indonesia is facing the grave task of caring for millions of people living with mental illness. Many have experienced human rights abuses in their lifetime. In communities rich in their traditional and religious values, Indonesian faith-based or traditional healers and mental…
A mother is caring for her son at a healing shrine on the edge of a village in the central belt of Ghana. In another village, a father has taken his son to several Christian and traditional healers as well as a psychiatric hospital. Both are driven by the need to find a cure for the mental illness which…
AKKA – Back to Paradice. Going back to his childhood country, Nils is coming to help his grand-parents who are cabin guardians in a lost valley of Swedish Laponia, far away from the arctic polar circle. In this paradise, wonderful ice waterfalls have not yet been explored… Together with…
The story of climber Quinn Brett's raw recovery and return to the world she almost lost.
Australians are the highest per capita users of cocaine in the world, and they pay top dollar for it - among the highest prices globally. While police celebrate big drug busts, the rivers of white continue to flood in and out to market. The ABC’s Four Corners investigates Australia's cocaine…
